DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN
BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
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The PhD in Business Administration aims to promote ad-vanced research in Business Administration as well as preparing students to respond to the social and economic challenges faced by organizations both at national and in-ternational levels.
This PhD programme has been offered for more than two decades and contributes to the reputation of the postgra-duate education of the University of Minho and the School of Economics and Management.
The programme relies on highly qualified faculty, who hold doctoral degrees awarded by prestigious European and American Universities, and whose research quality is re-flected in an increasing number of publications in reputed international scientific journals.
The programme is structured in two components: a course
work component of two semesters, and a PhD thesis that should be completed in four semesters. The course work component includes both compulsory and elective course units designed to enhance students’ general and specific skills in the different business management research areas and stimulate interdisciplinary research. Students are also offered the opportunity to participate in other research and training activities organized by the School and the Univer-sity.
If you are looking for advanced high quality education that prepares you for an active role in an increasingly challen-ging and globalised world, the PhD in Business Administra-tion is the right choice.
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Scientifi c Board of the programme
Florinda Silva (Director): fsilva@eeg.uminho.pt Ana Carvalho
Delfina Gomes Isabel Cordeiro José Carlos Pinho
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programme
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study plan...
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The overall objectives of the PhD programme in Business Administration are to:
a) Promote advanced research in Business Administration; b) Develop the independent learning capacity skills that are required for accomplishing original scientific research in Business Administration;
c) Provide compulsory and elective courses designed to develop high quality research-active skills;
d) Contribute to the discussion on the latest thinking and research in key areas of Business Administration and its interactions with other areas of knowledge;
e) Promote the diffusion of scientific knowledge both within the academic community and to society at large;
f) Have an active role in preparing students to respond to the social and economic challenges faced by organizations both at national and international levels.
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more than a plan...
The PhD programme in Business Administration is organized in three types of course units: 1. Two compulsory course units, offered in the first semester of the first year, covering the foundations of management theory; and the Project course unit in the second semester that enables students to specialize and progress to the thesis
2. Four elective course units, two in the first semester and two in the second semester of the first year
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Course Unit ECTS
1st Year
Epistemology and Theory of Knowledge in Management
1st Sem.
8 Phil Module 1 – Epistemology
Mgt Module 2 – Theory of Knowledge in Management
Mgt Seminar 1st Sem.
10 Mgt/E/PA Elective course 1 1st Sem.
6 Mgt/E/PA Elective course 2 1st Sem.
6 Mgt Project 2nd Sem.
18 Mgt/E/PA Elective course 3 2nd Sem.
6 Mgt Elective course 4 2nd Sem.
6 2nd Year 60 Mgt Thesis 1st Sem. 30 Mgt Thesis 2nd Sem. 30 3rd Year 60 Mgt Thesis 1st Sem. 30 Mgt Thesis 2nd Sem. 30
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Course Units – 1st Year
COURSE UNIT: EPISTEMOLOGY AND THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGEMENT
Semester: 1st ECTS: 8 Tipology: Compulsory
Syllabus:
Part I: Epistemology
The nature of scientific activity. The research process. Inductive generalization. Scientific theories and causal hypothe-ses. Creativity in science: abduction. The border between science and non science. Rhetorical aspects of scientific text. The analysis of arguments. Textual construction and methodological practice. Model building. Scientific proof. Epistemology of social sciences. Value judgment in the social sciences. Method. individualism and social tendencies. Facts and interpretations. Objectivity. Special sciences. The inner wars of science.
Part II: Theory of Knowledge in Management
Evolution of Management thought and the meaning(s) of Management. Social process(es) of Management and mana-ging. The relationship between talk, thought and action; theory and practice; and research and action. Theory building in Management. Logical deduction. Inductive reasoning. Conventional and critical knowledge. Metaphors and metapho-rical understanding. Evidence-based Management.
Learning Outcomes: Part I: Epistemology
1. To identify the main reference points of contemporary Epistemology. 2. To define the specific concepts used by recommended authors.
3. To understand the distinctive characteristics of social sciences in the context of general science. 4. To write a term paper about one of the points of the program.
Part II: Theory of Knowledge in Management
1. Examine the meanings of management and critically analyse claims, reasons, assumptions, and evidence in the management rhetorical process.
2. Assess conventional and non-conventional management knowledge production processes. 3. Formulate new theoretical lines of enquire in management research.
4. Write and present a paper based on an in-depth exploration of the literature on an aspect of the course.
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COURSE UNIT: SEMINAR
Semester: 1st ECTS: 10 Tipology: Compulsory
Syllabus:
This curricular unit includes seminars on research and methodology to develop research and presentation skills as well as critical analysis of scientific work in the different management areas. Students may also participate in workshop, presented by professors from the University of Minho or other institutions, on specific advanced topics in management that fit their needs and interests.
This year the seminar course will start with sessions on Organization and Business Policies then followed by Accoun-ting, Finance, Applied Quantitative Methods and Marketing and Strategic Management. Students have to attend the seminars in all the areas.
Learning Outcomes:
1. To identify, distinguish, discuss and fundament different methodologies and theoretical models of advanced topics in Management.
2. To develop research skills and critical analysis about different topics in Management. 3. To present, interpret, and discuss scientific papers.
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COURSE UNIT: PROJECT
Semester: 2nd ECTS: 18 Tipology: Compulsory
Syllabus:
In this research unit, students are asked to prepare a dissertation proposal that will be presented and defended at the end of the first year of the PhD program.
Learning Outcomes:
1. To identify and fundament novel research ideas on a specific topic in Management Sciences. 2. To compare, criticise, and distinguish different trends and theories on an advanced topic in
Management Sciences.
3. To compare, criticise, and distinguish different methodologies oriented to the research topic being studied.
4. To communicate and discuss the main conclusions of scientific work in a specific topic of Ma-nagement Sciences.
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ELECTIVE COURSE UNITS (1, 2, 3 AND 4)
Students should choose elective courses according to the management area they want to explore in the Thesis. The elective courses are defined in each academic year and will be some of the following course units:
Business Research Methods
Qualitative Methods in Business Research Advanced Studies in HRM
Equality, diversity, and privacy
Business ethics and social responsibility Organization Theory
R&D Management
Advanced Marketing Studies (PhD in Marketing and Strategy) Services Marketing (PhD in Marketing and Strategy)
Critical Marketing and Business and Marketing Ethics Consumer Behavior
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Strategy Advanced Studies (PhD in Marketing and Strategy)
Internationalization and Global Marketing (PhD in Marketing and Strategy) Accounting and Management Control (PhD in Accounting)
Social and Environmental Accounting (PhD in Accounting)
Accounting and Reporting of Intangibles and Intellectual Capital (PhD in Accounting) Accounting Regulation (PhD in Accounting)
Advanced Econometrics I (PhD in Economics) Advanced Microeconomics I (PhD in Economics) Advanced Econometrics II (PhD in Economics) Advanced Microeconomics II (PhD in Economics) Advanced Topics in Finance
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Investments
Advanced Corporate Finance
Logistics and Operations Management Inventory Management and Purchasing Topics in Insurance and Actuarial Mathematics Advanced Quantitative Methods for Management
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THESIS PROPOSAL AND DEFENSE
The project shall be coordinated by the Director of the programme.
In the Project course (2nd semester of 1st year) students are asked to produce a thesis proposal
in one of the management areas offered in the PhD in Business Administration (Accounting,
Fi-nance, Marketing and Strategic Management, Organization and Business Policies and Quantitative
Methods) or in a topic that explore and stimulate interdisciplinary research among several of these
business management areas. At the beginning of the 2nd semester each student has to contact
possible supervisors and develop a thesis proposal under his (or their) supervision. Reading and
be-ing aware of the faculty research publications will give you an idea of who is the most suitable faculty
member to work with given your interests. The thesis proposal has to be submitted, presented and
approved by a faculty committee by the end of the first year. The written proposal should present
and discuss the research problem, the methodology, data sources and expected results.
The proposal may be written in English or in Portuguese.
The deadline to submit the written proposal is 15th September 2015.
The presentation and discussion will be schedule within one month after the submission of the
proposal. The oral presentation must not exceed 20 minutes. The presentation is followed by a
discussion of also 20 minutes, maximum. The faculty committee may approve the Thesis proposal,
suggest changes or reject it, inviting the student to revise and resubmit it.
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School of Economics and Management – University of Minho
Professor PhD Affiliation Area of specialization
Ana Carvalho University of Minho Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Management Ana Maria Soares University of Minho iMARKE
-UM
Marketing and Strategy Ana Paula Ferreira University of Minho Organizational Behavior and
Human Resources Management
Anabela Silva University of Minho Accounting/Accountability in Public Administration/ Economics and Health Management/Management and Public Policies
António Azevedo University of Minho Marketing and Strategy Artur Jorge Rodrigues University of Minho NIPE-UM Finance
Benilde Oliveira University of Minho Finance
Carolina Machado University of Minho Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Management
Cláudia Simões University of Warwick, UK Marketing and Strategy Cristiana Cerqueira University of Minho NIPE-UM Finance
Cristina Amado Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
NIPE-UM Econometrics/Applied Quantitative Methods Delfina Gomes University of Minho iMARKE
-UM
Accounting/Accountability in Public Administration/ Management and Public Policies/Local Government and Public Governance Emília Fernandes University of Minho Organizational Behavior and
Human Resources Management Florinda Silva University of Minho NIPE-UM Finance Gilberto Loureiro Ohio State University, USA NIPE-UM Finance
Gina Santos University of Minho Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
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Íris Barbosa University of Minho Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Management Isabel Cordeiro Heriot-Watt University, UK Applied Quantitative
Methods/Insuramnce and Actuarial Sciences
João Cerejeira Silva European University Institute, Italy NIPE-UM Labour and Education Eco-nomics/Regional and Urban Economics
João Ribeiro Mendes University of Minho Knowledge Theory/Philoso-phy of Science/PhilosoTheory/Philoso-phy of Technology
José Carlos Pinho University of Warwick, UK Marketing and Strategy/ Entrepreneurship and Innovation
José Crispim University of Porto Applied Quantitative Methods/Logistics and Operational Research José Soares Brandão University of Lancaster, UK CEMAPRE
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Applied Quantitative Methods/Logistics and Operational Research Lídia Oliveira University of Minho iMARKE
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Accounting/Accountability in Public Administration/ Management and Public Policies/Local Government and Public Governance Lucia Lima Rodrigues University of Minho iMARKE
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Accounting/Accountability in Public Administration/ Management and Public Policies/Local Government and Public Governance Luís Aguiar-Conraria Cornell University, USA NIPE-UM Political Science/Political
Economics/Political Beha-vior, Criminality and Criminal Policies/Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics/ Economic Policy
Manuel Rocha Armada University of Manchester, UK NIPE-UM Finance Maria do Céu Cortez University of Minho NIPE-UM Finance
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Maria Filomena Brás University of Minho Accounting/Management and Public Policies/Or-ganizational Behavior and Human Resources Mana-gement
Miguel Angelo Portela Tinbergen Institute, Netherlands NIPE-UM Labour and Education Eco-nomics/Econometrics Minoo Farhangmehr University of Warwick, UK iMARKE
-UM
Marketing and Strategic Management
Moritz Von Schwedler University of Sheffield, UK Marketing and Strategic Management
Nelson Areal University of Lancaster, UK Finance
Odd Rune Straume University of Bergen, Norway NIPE-UM Industrial Economics/La-bour and Education
Economics/Economics and Health
Management/Microecono-mics
Regina Leite University of Minho Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Mana-gement
Tânia Montenegro University of Minho Accounting/Accountability in Public Administration/ Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Mana-gement
Vasco Eiriz University of Manchester, UK Marketing and Strategy/ Entrepeneurship and Innovation
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Assessment methods are specified for each course unit and can include class participation, written exam, and assignments such as research essays, scientific reports or projects.
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The PhD thesis is to be supervised by a professor of the Management Department, EEG-UM.
In duly justified cases, two co-supervisors may be admit-ted, but one of the co-supervisors must be a member of faculty (holding a PhD degree) at the Management Depart-ment, EEG-UM.
Within 30 days of completing all first year course units, the student must submit her/his thesis proposal to the Scien-tific Committee of the School for approval. This application must be accompanied by a formal statement issued by
the Scientific Board of the programme approving the thesis proposal and a statement of the supervisor confirming that he/she accepts to supervise the thesis. Once the super-visor has been appointed, the student must register the subject of the thesis, as well as the thesis provisional plan.
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thesis and doctoral
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The thesis can be written in English or in Portuguese. The PhD thesis must be presented in accordance with the legislation and regulation in the University of Minho. All PhD thesis undergo a final formal examination in which the student has the opportunity to discuss and defend the dissertation before a committee of faculty considered ex-perts in the student’s field of research. This examination is public and takes at maximum three hours.
Students who complete the PhD programme will be award a Doctoral Degree Diploma.
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Venues
During the first year, classes will be held mainly on Thur-sday afternoons (compulsory course units) and Fridays (elective course units).
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First Semester Second Semester
September 2014 - January 2015 February 2015 – June 2015
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EEG Research Day
PhD students (particularly in their third year) are encoura-ged to present their research progress in the School’s Re-search Day that takes place in March each year. This event seeks to promote the research projects of the School’s Master and PhD students and constitutes an excellent opportunity to present preliminary work to an audience of other PhD students and faculty members.
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Language of Instruction
The language of instruction is English.
E-learning Platform
At the University of Minho students will have access to the e-learning platform Blackboard. The access is made via the website http://elearning.uminho.pt with the necessary credentials, i.e., the student number and e-mail password of the University of Minho.
This e-learning platform is an important information repo-sitory and communication tool with students, who will find there details about the programme and course units. Ac-cess is allowed only to the course units in which the stu-dent is registered.
Libraries, Databases and Software
Students have access to the libraries, software and data-bases subscribed by the University and EEG-UM.
At EEG, the Research Support Office (GAI) is the umbrella for all the school’s research units. Hence, it seeks to ensu-re the following activities:
- The coordination of research activities in order to foster interdisciplinary research initiatives and to apply for external funding of infrastructure of large interdisciplinary programs, - The institutional representation of the EEG-UM research units,
- Databases management.
In GAI’s website students may find all the scientific publi-cations produced by the school’s researchers as well as have access to all the databases available http://www. eeg.uminho.pt/Default.aspx?tabindex=4&tabid=15&pa-geid=41&lang=en-US.
The EEG also provides its students with a computation ser-ver with Eviews, Gretl, Mathematica, Ox, R, SPSS and Sta-ta. It is a remote access server, which also enables access to some of the data sets available for research.
To obtain additional information on the access to the com-putation server and databases please contact the Infor-mation Systems service of the school (assistencia@eeg. uminho.pt, office 1.34 A, 1st floor of the School).
The University Library provides excellent access to biblio-graphic databases and data, as well as to books adopted as bibliography for the different course units. The library also provides individual and group study rooms. Students can access much of the library’s digital resources consul-ting the catalogue and making book reservations at http://
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Study Rooms and Computer Labs
PhD students have a room at EEG, room 2.41 (sala de Doutorandos), working hours from 08.00 am to 10:00 pm. Please ask for the key in GAI’s office.
Students also have access to three computer labs, all of them equipped with computers with diverse software (lab 0.19, lab 2.30 and lab 2.39/GAI).
The University has also two major computer labs, one in Pedagogical Complex I (Complexo Pedagógico I) whose working hours are from 08:00 am to 10:00 pm and another in Pedagogical Complex II (Complexo Pedagógico II) from 8:00 am to 11:30 pm.
Administrative Services Contacts
Pedagogical Board of the School
The Pedagogical Board is the body that sets and supervi-ses the school’s educational policy.
E-mail contact: pedagogico@eeg.uminho.pt.
For administrative support concerning the PhD programme please contact:
Portuguese students: Maria José Lage (doutoramentos@ eeg.uminho.pt)
Foreign students: Estela Vieira (estelav@eeg.uminho.pt)
Post-graduate Services in the University of Minho (a division of Academic Services)
The Academic Services of the University of Minho are a service unit whose primary objective is the administrative management of student files, whilst ensuring front-office service to students, teachers and the general public. E-mail contact: pos.graduacao@saum.uminho.pt
Merit awards and opportunities for collaboration in the EEG
In the context of the activities developed in EEG and its research units there may be opportunities of collaboration for PhD students (e.g. teaching collaboration or research grants).
In 2014, a merit award scholarship, equivalent to 50% of the tuition fees for year 2014/2015, will be granted to the student that fulfils the following requirements:
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- Completed all the course units of the 1st year of the pro-gramme during the academic year 2013/2014,
- Was the best student in the 1st year having obtained an average grade above 14
- Is enrolled in the academic year 2014/2015 in the 2nd year of the programme.
This award is attributed annually conditional on financial re-sources. The Scientific Board of the programme will also endeavour to support the participation of students develo-ping their thesis in international conferences, depending on financial constraints.
Scholarships Awarded by Other Institutions
FCT opens an annual contest for the award of PhD scho-larships. In 2014, a contest is announced for the second semester (July-December 2014).
Further information can be found at https://www.fct.pt/ concursos/2014/index.phtml.pt
Internationalization
The PhD programme in Business Administration admits
at least 4 nationalities attend the programme.
Students are encouraged to study at least one semes-ter in a foreign University. EEG holds student exchange agreements with several foreign institutions. The Interna-tional Services Office (www.sri.uminho.pt) of the University concentrates and provides the necessary information to students who wish to study abroad. You can look for infor-mation in the International Mobility Programmes (PMI) head-quartered at EEG and contact Estela Vieira (estelav@eeg. uminho.pt|Office 0.15|Telephone: 351253601904) In the Department of Management, the Erasmus coordina-tor is Dr. Isabel Cordeiro (icordeiro@eeg.uminho.pt|Office 3.09|Telephone: 3512531604563)
Access to Parking at the University of Minho
An access card is required to enter and park within the Uni-versity’s campus. Each year, the University disseminates information on how to access.
Tuition fees
The attendance of the PhD programme is subject to the payment of tuition fees. The tuition fees for the PhD pro-gramme in Business Administration for the academic year
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Other Information
Should you require more information on the PhD program-me in Business Administration please visit the School’s website
http://www.eeg.uminho.pt/Default.aspx?tabid=13&pagei-d=1414&lang=en-US
You can also contact us by e-mail: doutoramentos@eeg.uminho.pt
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UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
Maria José Lage
Escola de Economia e Gestão Conselho Pedagógico Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga // Portugal
phone.: 253 604516 // Fax: 253 601380
